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Got Involved with First Prince

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“…My dance with Haru-sama was ruined by those two.” (Alexandra)

“Ah, haha…” (Harold)

Xandra glared at Wilfred and Marion as they walked away, muttering in frustration. I mostly agreed, but I felt she was being a bit too harsh on them, especially Wilfred.

“Um, it might be rude to ask, but do you have some kind of history with Wilfred…” (Harold)

” Haru-sama. Please, refrain from mentioning that person’s name.” (Alexandra)

“Alright.” (Harold)

Her icy gaze and terrifyingly low voice made me stand at attention and respond immediately.

Something must have happened between them in the past. I’m too scared to ask any more though.

“Haa… I’ll go cool my head for a bit.” (Alexandra)

“Oh… then I’ll…” (Harold)

“…I need to visit the ladies’ room.” (Alexandra)

Xandra’s face turned red as she quickly left the venue.

Oops, I was a bit too insensitive.

So, I decided to be a wallflower until she returned. I looked around and saw the nobles casting curious looks at me from afar. Even after regaining my past life’s memories, I hadn’t done anything to drastically change Harold’s reputation. As far as society was concerned, my engagement to the Chevalier Household’s daughter was the only noteworthy thing about me.

I tried not to care about what they thought, but that was a lie. I cared a lot. Considering my goal to avoid my bad end in ‘Enhaz’, it was only natural to keep my distance from the main characters, including the hero and heroines. But if my reputation remained bad, I’d be more likely to get involved in events or become a target. Of course, to fend off potential troubles, I was enduring Xandra’s rigorous intense training.

“But, it’s still bothering me…” (Harold)

I wondered what had happened between Xandra and Wilfred. In ‘Engage Hazard’, the prologue event only showed me breaking off the engagement with Xandra. Then, the Chevalier Duke’s rebellion and Wilfred’s suppression of it, followed by her execution, were just briefly mentioned in the tutorial. There were no other connections between them.

However, Xandra clearly had a strong reaction to Wilfred, and Wilfred… well, his attitude earlier didn’t give much away. He recognized Xandra as my fiancée at a glance, which was odd, but Marion probably told him beforehand. Even though he should want to avoid the Harold who bullied him, he approached me at this timing, which made me suspicious.

“Haa… my head hurts even though the main story hasn’t even started yet…” (Harold)

I held my head in my hands and crouched down… when suddenly…

“Harold.” (Cardis)

“Oh…” (Harold)

Now of all times, I ended up getting caught by Cardis. Technically, he was a real brother, so it was only natural for him to reach out to me, especially if he wanted to make use of the Chevalier Household. It might be that he was just curious why I hadn’t approached him. After all, the old Harold would have stuck to Cardis like glue.

“Your dance earlier was quite impressive.” (Cardis)

“Ah, haha…” (Harold)

Cardis praised my dance with Xandra, and I forced a shy laugh. The old Harold would have been ecstatic at his praise, so I couldn’t react too differently without raising suspicions. But this gave me an idea.

“By the way, Brother, do you happen to know why that guy… Wilfred is attending tonight’s party?” (Harold)

I forced a look of disgust on my face as I asked. As Frederica’s fiancé, Cardis might know why Wilfred was here.

“Hahaha, were you surprised?” (Cardis)

“Uh, yes…” (Harold)

His cryptic laugh made me raise an eyebrow. He seemed to know why Wilfred was here.

“Actually… at the request of His Majesty, Wilfred has been incorporated into my faction.” (Cardis)

“What!?” (Harold)

What does that mean!? Why is King Eibar getting involved in the succession struggle!?

“His Majesty has been concerned about Wilfred’s situation. He has no place in the palace, and yet, due to Mother, Father can’t openly extend a helping hand.” (Cardis)

“…” (Harold)

“So, he chose me, the first prince and Mother’s son, to take him under my wing. If he’s under my protection, neither Mother, the palace officials, nor the nobles can easily touch him.” (Cardis)

My mind couldn’t keep up with the revelation.

So, King Eibar had been concerned about Wilfred all along? But then, he could have taken action much earlier. In ‘Enhaz’, there was no setting where something like this happened before the main story. And there were no related events in the game where Harold, as a member of Cardis’ faction, dealt with this issue. In fact, it makes me want to send a complaint email to the ‘Enhaz’ developers right now.

“Therefore, I invited Wilfred to today’s party to make it known that he’s part of my faction. However…” (Cardis)

“However?” (Harold)

“You usually respond quickly to the Marshall Household’s invitations, given they’re my fiancée’s household, but this time, you took over a month to reply. I thought you might be refusing because you knew Wilfred would be attending.” (Cardis)

Cardis chuckled as he spoke.

I see. That’s why the invitations were so persistent. They were trying to bring me and Wilfred together.

“Anyway, that’s the situation. Stop with your old antics. And as his brother, you should look out for your unfortunate sibling.” (Cardis)

Cardis placed a hand on my shoulder, whispering as if giving me an order.

“Well then, enjoy yourself with Alexandra-sama.” (Cardis)

Cardis waved his hand and walked away.

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